Jittery pitchman has a problem

OLYMPIC CONFIDENTIAL

August 06, 1992|By Kevin Cowherd

MAYBE REHAB WILL HELP -- Creepy Coke pitchman who ends NBC "World Premier Videos" with jittery "How'd you like that Eric Clapton video?" and frenzied walk through labyrinthine backstage area has checked into Betty Ford Clinic for obvious amphetamine problem.

DREAM TEAM UPDATE -- Players spent day off at hotel reviewing individual room service bills, with Michael Jordan threatening to quit team after he was charged extra $1.50 for orange juice.

Budding FBI Most Wanted fugitive Charles Barkley sedated by team trainer and ordered not to leave room.